Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
10th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.6%
in 2017
All-time low
89.7%
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 97.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 98.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 1978.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 10th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 89.7% | — |
| 1979 | 92.4% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 89.9% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 91.8% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.0% | 89.7% | 92.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 90.7% | 89.9% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 91.8% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 93.9% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.2% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.5% | 98.4% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,525 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 1978.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release